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karakul, caracul [ˈkærəkəl] n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a breed of sheep of central Asia having coarse black, grey, or brown hair: the lambs have soft curled usually black hair 2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) the fur prepared from these lambs See also Persian lamb [from Russian, from the name of a region in Bukhara where the sheep originated] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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Flanked by two deserts-the Namib to the west and the Kalahari to the eastNamibia exports diamonds, uranium oxide and other minerals, beef and karakul pelts for luxury fur coats. In a four-week period, the two teams covered more than 4, 000 kilometres over vast expanses of southern Namibia, registering more than 2, 000 persons, many of them farm workers on the sprawling cattle and karakul sheep ranches of the area. |
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